
Lesser Flamingo
The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa with another population in India.
Informazioni sulla specie
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,087 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Lesser Flamingo is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,087 records, iNaturalist
Parchi in cui gli host segnalano: Lesser Flamingo
Strutture che sostengono una causa
In tutto il Capo Occidentale
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Sostiene BirdLife South Africa
Da R 5,636 a notte
Lesser Flamingo: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 1,990 a notte
Lesser Flamingo: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 1,500 a notte
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Prezzo su richiesta
Lesser Flamingo: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 1,430 a notte
Lesser Flamingo: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 1,430 a notte
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Prezzo su richiesta
Lesser Flamingo: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 1,430 a notte
Lesser Flamingo: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Da R 6,460 a notte
Lesser Flamingo: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 3,690 a notte
Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos
Sostiene Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy e un’altra causa
Da R 14,985 a notte
Bioma: Karoo succulento · Spekboom
Sostiene Wolwekraal Nature Reserve
Da R 1,400 a notte
Bioma: Foresta
Sostiene National Sea Rescue Institute
Da R 2,250 a notte
Bioma: Fynbos · English oak
Sostiene Cape Leopard Trust
Da R 6,195 a notte
Angulate tortoise · Wild olive
Prezzo su richiesta
Bioma: Fynbos · English oak
Da R 2,800 a notte
Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 9,900 a notte
Bioma: Fynbos · English oak
Prezzo su richiesta
Bioma: Fynbos
Sostiene Barrydale Hospice
Da R 4,355 a notte
Bioma: Fynbos
Sostiene Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy e un’altra causa
Da R 2,850 a notte
Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · White milkwood · Southern right whale
Sostiene Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy
Prezzo su richiesta
Bioma: Fynbos · English oak
Sostiene Cape Leopard Trust
Da R 1,465 a notte
Bioma: Fynbos
Sostiene National Sea Rescue Institute
Da R 1,950 a notte
Bioma: Fynbos
Sostiene Love to Give
Prezzo su richiesta
Southern right whales, sea cliffs, and Hermanus's harbour town
Vedi le strutture che sostengono una causaPianificare un viaggio
Quando e dove trovarlo: Lesser Flamingo
Gli host hanno segnalato questa specie (Lesser Flamingo) in strutture dentro o accanto a Rocherpan Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve and De Mond Nature Reserve.
Le ore migliori della giornata
- Le prime ore dopo l’alba e il tardo pomeriggio. Gli uccelli cantano e si nutrono soprattutto nelle ore fresche.
- Mezzogiorno. Più silenzioso, soprattutto nel caldo estivo.
Modi di osservare
Lista Rossa IUCN
Near Threatened
Specie
Phoeniconaias minor
Segnalazioni
1,087
Osservazioni su iNaturalist
Ogni prenotazione su Spekboom sostiene la conservazione.
Le domande dei viaggiatori
Una segnalazione significa che un host ha visto questa specie (Lesser Flamingo) nella struttura o nei dintorni. Non è mai una garanzia di avvistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Lesser Flamingo in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Lesser Flamingo at stays in or beside Rocherpan Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve and De Mond Nature Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Lesser Flamingo in South Africa?
The Lesser Flamingo is most recorded in Western Cape (69% of records), Gauteng (15% of records), based on 1,087 iNaturalist observations. 10 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Lesser Flamingo on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Lesser Flamingo?
The Lesser Flamingo is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Rocherpan Nature Reserve: Winter and spring for birds and flowers, Jun-Oct; De Hoop Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; De Mond Nature Reserve: Summer for terns and waders, Oct-Mar. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the conservation status of the Lesser Flamingo?
The Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Lesser Flamingo?
The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa with another population in India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants. Until 2014, it was classified in genus Phoenicopterus but is now classified as the only species in the genus Phoeniconaias, the only monotypic genus of flamingo.
























